From Chef to Salesforce Admin & Sales Leader

In this episode Ahmed (Sam) Hamid tells us how he went from being a Chef to leading a Sales Team, to working as a Salesforce Admin.

If you have any questions, wants to chat more, or contact Sam, here is the email:

[e-mail]

He mentioned this website for learning Apex:

https://www.apexsandbox.io/

Timestemps:

00:00 - Learning C++ at the age of 14

04:08 - First time seeing Salesforce

07:59 - From Sales Lead to Admin

10:24 - Why switching to Admin?

12:01 - How long does it take to take the first task?16:37 - How to progress quickly?

19:56 - How to find volunteer projects?

21:53 - Do what others don’t want to do

23:32 - Learning Apex as an Admin

25:07 - Difference between Apex and Administration

31:26 - How important are certifications?

35:14 - Do you need a degree?

36:42 - “I don’t know”

42:04 - How being Chef helps with Salesforce career

47:19 - The Bear

50:23 - Meetings